Do aspies crave adventure?

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despite the rigidity of aspies, i have noticed that a number of people seem to crave adventure. I crave adventure. is this a common occurence in aspies?

Adventure as in kayaking, hang gliding, snow boarding, or bungee jumping? Nope. To social oriented.

Adventure as in riding a bike for two days to the wilderness, overnight camping for days at a river by yourself, or driving solo across the country? Yeah. Those things I've done.

No! I, and many autistics I've met, just want our status quo without all those unpredictable, 'adventurous' things popping up, thank you very much.

But in actuality, when I was a child, I enjoyed the notion of going on adventures, inspired by books and films, and TV shows. I imagined that there'd be plenty of adventure if I became a researcher of wildlife, but that's not in the stars for me anymore. So now, I'm settled down a bit. There are certain times when I get an itch and do something out of the ordinary, but most of the time, status quo.

I very much enjoy the IDEA of adventure but the reality of it is something all together different. Doesn't mean I don't like thinking about what it would be like to able to do and enjoy adventurous things. But I have to try to not get carried away and remember that sometimes a simple walk is enough adventure for me.

I'm a thrill seeker all the way! I'm always looking for adventure! My aspie boyfriend, on the other hand, is the polar opposite.

I crave adventure, as much as I'm afraid of it. My dream is to travel and observe the world, yet I'm probably not capable of doing it.

The pioneer caravans that travelled westward across the USA circa 1850's, carried adventuresome types to new, exciting and often dangerous locales.... indicate along with the now measured higher prevalence of autisms on east coast USA compared to west coast USA...

Snowboarding, mountain-biking et al are all west coast inventions. Nomadic genes gone westward as expressed in ADHD, from pioneering forefathers(and mothers!)...

All would indicate aspies are less fond of adventure, and more orientated to hearth dwelling with books and a mad professor workshop inventing gadgets, art and literature

We are more adventurers of the mind.

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I have a serious adventurer mindset, but that is definitely way environmental for me. My parents were very minimal in their serious interaction with me. They're not very bright and are seriously fond of working on denying and escaping their lives and mistakes. Therefore I was somewhat raised by a culture of heroes. Figures like the Power Rangers, Disney's Robin Hood, and the Three Ninjas were some of my strongest early childhood influences. I don't have any interest in normal, directionless adventurous activities, though. You're not going to find me spending a lot of time hiking or surfing, etc. (I do have a soft spot for snowboarding, but only in theory--florida never afforded that opportunity.) I could do serious law enforcement/emergency response work, though. I have no interest in putting my safety on the line for the adrenaline rush, but I would risk life and limb without thought or doubt to save someone.

I crave adventure, but I'm also inclined to be cautious.

That's why video games are a good fit for me.

But, yeah, as long as my safety isn't on the line, I would love to go on some sort of adventure.

I don't crave adventure at all. If I could keep the routine I have now for the rest of my life, I'd be happy. Not even my daydreams are very adventurous, unless you count hanging out with fictional characters "adventurous".

I managed to lean to Scuba Dive back in the 1980s ( It was harder that I thought, since I had to battle initial claustrophobia & some other ASD issues that cropped up. In fact, I repeated the course.). However, two years later I became certified Advanced Open Water Diver. I like stuff like this, however, I tend to be very cautious about the risks involved.
I have hiked since I could walk, here I break the rules constantly, I do this alone. Even in remote mts. in National parks. It puts me closer to the wilderness. I have found that encountering dangerous animals is not nearly as bad as dealing with crowds of people. Seriously!

Sincerely,
Matthew

I went on a cruise 9 years ago, and I would do it again (although I would prefer a European or Alaskan cruise over a Caribbean one, due to the violence in Mexico).

In theory...

But travel and exotic sports/hobbies are expensive.

And I research the risks first, then find the activity unsafe and want to avoid it.

I remember as a teenager (my early teens) countless school holidays and weekends spent alone, beside the lake, only a small tent and fishing tackle for company, surviving on what i could catch, my Dad dropping off drinking water every couple of days. This was before the time of mobile phones...

Snowboarding, cruises, contiki holidays? No way.... thats not adventure anyway.... Give me my solitude and a fishing line any day...